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Social Issues & Perspectives Databases

The Conversation
The Conversation is a nonprofit, independent news organization that publishes perspectives from academic experts geared toward the general public. Browse the Environment + Energy section for an article containing the author's personal anecdotes.
AP News
The Associated Press is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1846, it operates as a cooperative, unincorporated association. Search for an environmental topic and find articles with personal anecdotes or interviews.
Sierra Magazine
The national magazine of the Sierra Club. Use with caution, try to find out the credentials of your authors, and search for environmental issue articles with personal anecdotes.
TED Talks
"TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages." Summary from website.

On the other hand, TEDx events are independently run-- they are not held to the same standards, so buyer beware.

Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
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Comprehensive full-text coverage for Environmental Studies including agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study.
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
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GreenFILE provides a collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles and covers content about the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments as well as what can be done at each level to minimize these effects.

GeoScienceWorld This link opens in a new window
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Nearly 50 full-text scholarly journals in the geosciences, plus over 3.5 million abstracts and citations to geoscience journal articles, ebooks, maps, conference papers, reports and theses.

Rocky Mountain Research Station This link opens in a new window
Research on the Rocky Mountain area in climate change, ecology, forestry, water, wildlife, and more. Publications and Proceedings are freely available online. Click the "download" button to view.
Birds of the World This link opens in a new window
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Birds of the World provides comprehensive life histories, including sounds for each of the 716+ species of birds breeding in the USA and Canada.
Formerly "Birds of North America"
NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology This link opens in a new window
Promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.